On April 1st 2003, Leymah Gbowee, an activist who would later win the Nobel Peace Prize, learnt that fighting was nearing Monrovia, her country’s capital. There were clashes between rebels and then president Charles Taylor, and the scheduled presidential elections seemed increasingly unlikely to take place. Distressed, Gbowee began to make calls to her colleagues at WIPNET, the…
‘Oya Part II’ – A poem’s journey
OYA Part II February 14, 1569, The Slave Coast. A boy bathes where water whorls with wind, rock and sand. His limbs lithely disrupt the flow of the N’ger-n-gereo with a graceful tap. He is the water, as a ballet dancer is the ballet. February 14, 1799, Oil Rivers. Bismillah ir Rahman ir Rahim, they have…
Decolonisation, feminism, blogging, sexuality, poetry…discussion topics with the African Book Review
Sharing a link to an interview of mine posted at the African Book Review earlier this week. We covered a lot: decolonisation, African feminism, blogging, sexuality, poetry and more. I hope you like it, I put a lot into it. Minna Salami: An Interview with the Creator of Ms. Afropolitan Let me know if you have any…